METAR & TAF for RAF Northolt
Live aviation weather for EGWU, decoded in plain English. Elevation 124ft, runways 07/25.
METAR EGWU 151520Z 23012KT 9999 FEW033 SCT042 BKN210 21/13 Q1019 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
Observed 34 min ago
Wind
230° (SW) at 12kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 3,300ft, Scattered at 4,200ft, Broken at 21,000ft
Temperature
21°C / 13°C dew
Humidity
60%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF EGWU 151335Z 1515/1609 23010KT 9999 SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 1520/1601 SCT008 PROB40 TEMPO 1601/1603 6000 -RADZ BKN008 TEMPO 1603/1609 4000 RADZ BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 1603/1607 3000 +RA BKN006
- Thu 15:00Z to Fri 09:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft
- Thu 20:00Z to Fri 01:00Z30% temporaryVFR
- Cloud: scattered at 800ft
- Fri 01:00Z to Fri 03:00Z40% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 6 km
- Light rain, light drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 800ft
- Fri 03:00Z to Fri 09:00ZTemporaryIFR
- Visibility 4000 m
- Rain, drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 800ft
- Fri 03:00Z to Fri 07:00Z30% temporaryIFR
- Visibility 3000 m
- Heavy rain
- Cloud: broken at 600ft
Sunrise
06:26Z
Sunset
17:10Z
Daylight
10h 45m
Pressure alt
-48 ft
Density alt
661 ft
Common questions
Does RAF Northolt (EGWU) issue a METAR?
Yes. RAF Northolt issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.